87-up are the motor assemblies ot get for the 82's right ?

which ones had two wire and which ones were three wire? when did they change, and how to convert ?

fiero ones work too ?

years of the better ones?

any other models ?

years ?

need any other parts from donor car other than the motors and harnes plugs ?

need ot grab any of the wire length from the donor ?

how to bench/yard test them ?




thanks

 

87-92 used a two-wire motor, previous ones were 3-wire.
If you're gonna swap in a set of later motors, you'll also need to swap in the entire relay harness as the relay setup was totally different between the two styles; it's probably just as easy to swap the entire lighting harness under the hood, from the bulkhead connector to the sockets.

 

If you have an 82' Firebird, I would try to get the correct 82-84 motors. They are very good and rarely go bad.
They can be bought off ebay or new ones can also be found.

 

huh ? thats the first time i have ever heard that the early ones are good,

i always hear about how its better to get later ones

the ones i took off my 82 t/a are munched inside, looks like plastic gears smashed to bits in them

if early ones are good then are later ones really bad/worse then ??

now im lost

hum

(scratches his head)